lxml.etree.DTD

Package lxml :: Module etree :: Class DTD |
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# Class DTD

    object --+
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    _Validator --+
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                DTD

DTD(self, file=None, external_id=None) A DTD validator.

Can load from filesystem directly given a filename or file-like object. Alternatively, pass the keyword parameter `external_id` to load from a catalog.

Instance Methods | [hide private]
__call__(self, etree) Validate doc using the DTD. |
__init__(self, file=None, external_id=None) x.__init__(...) initializes x; see x.__class__.__doc__ for signature |
a new object with type S, a subtype of T |
__new__(T, S, ...) |
Inherited from `_Validator`: `assertValid`, `assert_`, `validate` Inherited from `_Validator` (private): `_append_log_message`, `_clear_error_log` Inherited from `object`: `__delattr__`, `__format__`, `__getattribute__`, `__hash__`, `__reduce__`, `__reduce_ex__`, `__repr__`, `__setattr__`, `__sizeof__`, `__str__`, `__subclasshook__`

Properties | [hide private]
Inherited from `_Validator`: `error_log` Inherited from `object`: `__class__`

Method Details | [hide private]

### __call__(self, etree) (Call operator) |
Validate doc using the DTD. Returns true if the document is valid, false if not.

### __init__(self, file=None, external_id=None) (Constructor) |
x.__init__(...) initializes x; see x.__class__.__doc__ for signature Overrides: object.__init__

### __new__(T, S, ...) |
Returns: a new object with type S, a subtype of T Overrides: object.__new__